Game



Sept. 15, 1936. c; w MABEY 2,054,516

GAME

Filed Oct. 16, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 15, 1936.

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PATENT OFFICE.

, GAME Charles W. Mabey, Indianapolis, Ind; Application October; 16, 1935,;Serial Noz. 45,257

9Claims.

Thisinventionrelates to agame of chance of the type that may visually indicate results. Theinvention. relates particularly toa game. similar. to 1 the common and well known punch board; but:.

instead of having paper tickets or the like to be punchedout, indicates at once by electrical means the result or answer to the particular station.

selected: and punched; by the: operator.

Animporta-nt object of the invention isto provide anew and novel arrangement of elements presenting aseries of stations whereby: the insertion of an operating, member in anyone of' those stations will give animmediate visual indication as to-apredeterminedvalue or answer to 5* be assigned. to that station.

object ofthe invention is to provide means whereby those values or answers of the individualista-r time. may: be quickly. and-easilychanged: by interchanging key cardsor plates;

mentjof the various elements so that. in. changing key. cards, the various elementswill be automatically. reassembled] in proper sequence inorder to.

;. permitthegoperationof. the structure. A further.

important. object of the invention isto provide such: a combination ofelements :that may bemanufacturedy and; assembled at an extremely; low. costiof productionand at the same time provide a neatr and; durable game ion the amusement of the; operator.

'Ilhese .andemanysother. objectsandi advantages, willibecome apparent tothose versed in the art,

Fig. 4; a;top.-plan view with-the cover removed;

Fig. 5, a longitudinal vvertical section on the line 5; .-5 in Fig. 4, and 452:1 Fig-.6; aiwiring diagram;

throughoutzthe, several views :in the: drawings.

Illrtheiormherein shown, I form a rectangularbox: Illiprovidedwithacover H normally secured 50"; thereover. by. means .of a lock bolt I21; engaging overra. tongue: I 3'1'carried:by.- an arm. I 4 fixed to: and extending downwardly-. from the under side:

of: the cover ll: lnlthe. forward-:portion of the box; [0,. here. shownas occupying half ofthe floomarea fithe: box, Iiplace: aspad of resilient:

A further important A still further important object of; the invert-- tion is to provide an extremely simple arrange- Like characters of reference indicateilikeparts;

materialsuch assponge. rubber l5 to serve as a cushion; A post. l6 of any suitableinsulating. material, here shown as rectangular in=shape is vertically: positioned on the lefthandside. of. the pad l5.by.'me.ans. of an. angle llv and a like post. 5 I 8: is vertically positionedzon the right hand side ofgthe padtobe there securedby. the angle l9; As indicatedinFigr 4; these; posts I6. and l8'vare staggeredeinrespect: to each other in relation to the transversecenter. line of the pad l5. 1'0

On the pad [5 I place a perforated metallic plate 20; This plate 20 has. a. transverse width greater thanthe distance'between the posts l6: and t8iand3isnotched so as to'engage aboutthose. postsqwhereby. the plate 2.0; must alwaysbe posi- 15 tionedthesame between those posts when it is.- removed and replaced. On: the top sideaof the;- plate. 20 :is placed a key. card or plate 2| which. has a limited. number. of holes. 212: punched there--.

through to coincidewith like positioned holes in. 20..

the pIate .ZUthereunder, the card 2 libeing preferably of the same dimensions -as the plate 2.0; and; beingprovidediwith notches to engage about the postsxlfiaand l8 as-a means of causing the holes-22";

to line" upzwith, the corresponding; holes in. the 5 plate 20; thereunder.

Preferably; although not: necessarily so, I provide-a; spacing..-memelor 2.3;tonrest on :the card 2:]? and'to be positionedby thepostslfi-and; I8 by:

being;notchedztherearound; In-the form herein 39;

shown, this spacing: member '23 comprises essentiallyva; rectangular narrow band; following the: margin-zofz-theicard 2|. soas to leave the major: portion of the upper; side ofthe card 2:! exposed; and not: covered.. Where four Windowsare'en're ployedlimthe; cover I I as indicated; in Fig.1 the: member-23 iszpreierably: provided with-the central longitudinal; and transverse ties. 24: and? 25; respectively.--

Over. the-spacingmemberg'23iis' placed another 40;, metallic perforated plate 26 of the same dimensions. as that of the: members thereunder: and likewiseapositionedEbyrthe postszl Band I 8.rby being" notched;- therearou-nd. The plate 26: has: the: same; number of perforations: as; does the: plate- 2.0;: and isi.so.--positioned;;by=- the posts; I6; and 1.8 2 asrztor have: corresponding: holes: in i one; line up; vertically. with 1 the 1101655 2.25 in the card 21 and 1 the: corresponding holeszthereunder in the plate 20; 50.;

Immediately over the;plate 2.6: I place" a. key card Z];toibepositionedithereover by the. posts I62. and. I8? by being notched therearound. so .as; to: have: a; combination: of holes 2.8:; in; vertical" alignment with correspondingholesjrrthev plates 66? 26 and 28, with at least one or more of the holes 28 being in alignment with the holes 22 in the card 2|, although it is desired to have the arrangement of the holes in the two cards such that all of the holes therein do not come into vertical alignment.

It is to be understood that both the key cards 2| and 21 are of some insulating material. Over the card 21 is positioned another spacing member 29 being a duplicate of the spacing member 23. Then over the member 29 is laid another metallic plate 30 perforated and being an exact duplicate of the plates 20 and 26. Then another spacer member 3| being a duplicate of the spacers 23 and 29 is laid over the plate 30 to have in turn placed on its upper side. a metallic perforated plate 32 being an exact duplicate of the other plates 20, 26 and 30.

Over the top plate 32 is laid a paper or other easily perforated insulating sheet 33. This sheet 33 is imperforate and completely covers over the holes through the plate 32. The position'of the holes in the plate 32 may be indicated by printing circles on' the sheet 33 so that these circles appearing on the upper side of the sheet when the sheet is laid over the plate 32 are in vertical alignment with the holes in that plate. However a preferred form is to employ another plate 34, metallic or otherwise, corresponding exactly to the size. and arrangement of the under plates 20, 26, 38 and 32.

7 ,All of the various members forming this pile' of plates, key cards, and spacing members, are brought compressibly one againstthe other'by means of buttons 35 and .36 on the top sides of the posts I6 and I8, which are turned around over a spacer or pressure member 31 which corresponds exactly to the spacers 23, 29 and 3| in the pile. The resilient cushion |5 permits the application of a yielding pressure.

A metallic pin 38, Fig. 5, here shown as having a handle 39, has proper cross-sectional dimensions as will permit the pin 38 tobe inserted through the windows in the cover II in any one.

of the 'holes there appearing in the top plate 34. The paper 33 is easily punched throughby the pin 38 so as to permit the pin to 'be carried on through the corresponding hole thereunder in the metallic plate 32'and subsequently to permit the pin to be pushed on down through the correspending hole in the plate 38 thereunder and continued on through until the end of the pin strikes the key card 21. If the pin has been insertedin that'hole in the plate 32 which is immediately above 'a hole in the key card 21 asis the case in the example indicated inFig. 5, then a 20. Of course it;will be readily seen that where the key 38 may be pushed on through that hole in the key card 21 to permit the key to. travel on through the hole thereunder in the plate 26 to bring the key then into contact with the key card.2|.

If a holethere be presented by the key card 2| as again indicated in Fig. 5, the key may be' pushed on through that hole in the key card and carried into contact with the bottom plate the key 38 is inserted in some of the holes in the plate 34 below which no holes appear in the key card 21, the key will be stopped by that key card and therefore will only be in contact with the'metallic plates 30 and 32 appearing under the paper 33. Where'the selection of that hole" permits the key to be carried through the key card 21, it may again happen that the key card 2| under the metallic plate 26 has no corresponding hole and therefore the key 38 would be stopped against that key card 2| to again have the pin in contact with the three metallic plates 32, 30 and 26. Thus it is to be seen that various combinations of contacts between the plates and 5 the pin may be arranged by variations in the placing and the number of the holes in the key cards 2| and 21.

Now on the remaining rear portion of the floor of the box 0 back of the cushion I5, I place 10 a plurality of electrical indicating devices, here shown as three in number and comprising the lamps 40, 4| and 42 over which windows 43, 44

and 45 are provided in the cover II as indicated While the individual lamps them- 15 two dry cell batteries 54 and 55 being herein 251 shown. One particular wiring hook-up is herein, shown as including various combinations of the" plates 28, 26, 38 andV32 with the lamps 40, 4|

and 42 as will give first, an illumination of the lamp 4| at all times when the pin 38 is in contact with both plates 30 and 32. When the pin. 38 passes through the key card 21, then the plate 26 is also brought into the circuit by the pin 38 to cause illumination of one of the other lamps and finally when the pin 38 goes on down into contact with the bottom plate 20 to'oause all three'of the lamps to be illuminated.

Thus it is to be seen that depending upon the arrangement of perforations in the key cards'2l and 21, two of the lamps may or may not be 40:

illuminated. The arrangement of the wiring to accomplish this result is shown in Fig. '1 as one'particular example. From the post 53 a conductor 56 leads to a contact member 51 adjacent which is 453 positioned another contact member 58 so'that a suitable keypr pin 59 may be inserted from, outside of the box It! to pass between and interconnect the two members 51 and 58 to complete the circuit thereacross. wire 59 leads to the battery 55. From the other terminal of the battery 55 a conductor 60 is carried to the lamp 4| from which the conductor.

6| leads to the binding post 52 thereby furnish ing the circuit between the plates 3ll and 32 and 55 the lamp 4|.

From the binding post 5| a conductor 62 leads to thelamp 49 and from the lamp 40 a conductor 63 leads across through a continuing conductor 64 to the battery 54. From the battery 54 the con- 60;

ductor 65 is carried back to the'contact member 58. Also from the binding post 50 a conductor 66 leads to the lamp 42 from which the conductor 61 leads to interconnect with the conductors 63 and 64. Thus when the pin 38 contacts the plate 26 65.-

in addition to the'plates 30 and 32, a flow of current is established through the lamp 48 to illuminate it as well as the lamp 4|. And finally when the-plate 20 is additionally contacted'by thepin 38, then the lamp 42 is supplied with a flow 70.

of current and correspondingly illuminated in addition to the lamps 40 and 4|.

Preferably, although'not necessary, a foot 16. is attached to the box |0 near the rear end thereof so as to raise that end to givea rearwardly The plates 20, 26, 3|] and 32 each have 20 From the member 58 a' 50 upward slope to the cover H for convenience in operation.

While I have herein shown and described my invention in the one particular form, it is obvious that structural variations may be employed including variation in the number of key cards and contacting plates and the like, all without departing from the spirit of the invention and I, therefore, do not desire to be limited to that precise form beyond the limitations as may be imposed by the following claims.

I claim:

1. An electrically indicating game comprising a plurality of perforate members of electrically conductive material arranged to have perforations in alignment in the several members, a pin insertable in those perforations and thereby electrically interconnecting at least a part of said members, and electrical circuits selectively energized by said interconnecting pin, and signals in the circuit.

2. An electrically indicating game comprising a plurality of perforate members of electrically conductive material arranged to have perforations in alignment in the several members, a pin insertable in those perforations and thereby electrically interconnecting at least a part of said members, and electrical circuits selectively energized by said interconnecting pin, and signals in the circuit, at least one of said members having dissimilar arrangement of perforations to limit the passage of said pin through those perforations to certain of said members.

3. An electrically indicating game comprising a plurality of perforate members of electrically conductive material arranged to have perforations in alignment in the several members, a pin insertable in those perforations and thereby electrically interconnecting at least a part of said members, and electrical circuits selectively energized by said interconnecting pin, and signals in the circuit, and a key card insertable between said members having less perforations than said members to limit the passage of said pin to a member below to those positions wherein the perforation in a member above aligns with a perforation in said card.

4. An electrically indicating game comprising a plurality of perforate members of electrically conductive material arranged to have perforations therein, a pin insertable in those perforations and thereby electrically interconnecting at least a part of said members, and electrical circuits selectively energized by said interconnecting pin, and signals in the circuit, said members being metallic and having identically arranged perforations, means for aligning the plates one over the other, and a key card having less perforations than one of said members insertable between the members for controlling said interconnecting.

5. In a game, a member presented to indicate a plurality of perforations, a plurality of metallic plates thereunder of like arranged perforations, means insulating the plates one from another, a pin for insertion through said member into said perforations, signal devices electrical circuits including said signal devices and said plates closable by said pin interconnecting the plates, and a key card selectively insertable between adjacent plates limiting said pin insertion through the plates to certain of said perforations to change the circuits and signals.

6. In a game, a stack of metallic perforate plates, insulating members therebetween, a key card having less perforations than said plates between at least one pair of adjacent plates, means for aligning the perforations of said plates and card, a metallic pin of sufiicient length to pass through said perforations to the bottom plate, electrical circuits including the pin and said plates, and an indicating device in each circuit to indicate the circuit closed by the pin.

'7. A game comprising a box, having a window therein, a stack of perforate metallic plates under the window, electrical insulators between plates in the stack, means for aligning the perforations of the plates, a pin insertable through the window selectively into any one of the perforations presented thereunder, electrical circuits including the separate plates, electrical means in the circuits giving indications upon closing of the circuits by said pin contacting the various plates through their perforations, a key card between selected pairs of plates limiting travel of said pin through perforations in selected plates, and an upper perforatable sheet covering under plates and preventing observation of said card.

8. An electrically indicating game comprising a plurality of perforate members of electrically conductive material arranged to have perforations adapted for alignment in the several members, a pin insertable in those perforations and thereby electrically interconnecting at least a part of said members, and electrical circuits selectively energized by said interconnecting pin, and signals in the circuit, at least one of said members having dissimilar arrangement of perforations to limit the passage of said pin through those perforations to certain of said members, and an imperforate sheet over an upper plate perforatable by said pin.

9. In a game, a stack of metallic perforate plates, insulating members therebetween, a key card having less perforations than said plates between at least one pair of adjacent plates, means for aligning the perforations of said plates and card, a metallic pin of sufficient length to pass through said perforations to the bottom. plate, electrical circuits including said pin and said plates, and an indicating device in each circuit, and an imperforate sheet in said stack over a plate above said card, said sheet being perforatable by said pin.

CHARLES W. MABEY. 

